City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Finance & Personnel Committee  
Thursday, April 4, 2024  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
Call To Order  
Chair Happel called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.  
Roll Call  
6 -  
Present:  
Barb Janssen, Douglas Happel, Erin Goggin, Larry Sleznikow, Mark  
Neumann,Rebecca Schwarz  
Agenda Items:  
Resolution establishing the 2025-2029 Capital Equipment Budget.  
24-0311  
A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Neumann, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/11/2024. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution approving the five-year Lease Agreement extension between the  
City of La Crosse and City Brewing Company, LLC for parking spaces near  
Marco Drive.  
24-0317  
A motion was made by Goggin, seconded by Neumann, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/11/2024. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution approving the five-year Lease Agreement extension between the  
City of La Crosse and City Brewing Company, LLC for parking spaces near  
Joseph Houska Drive and Hood St.  
24-0318  
A motion was made by Goggin, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/11/2024. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution regarding sidewalk installation on 27th, 28th & 29th Street between  
Robinsdale Avenue and Diagonal Road.  
24-0348  
A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Neumann, to OPEN public  
hearing; the motion carried unanimously.  
The following spoke: Robert Young, Rhonda Staats, Jeff Nylander, Karen  
Kaiser, James Longhurst, Rick Czeczok, Fred Nicklaus, Matt Schmidt, Joe  
Bernhardt, Amy Jo Schmidt.  
A motion was made by Goggin, seconded by Janssen, to CLOSE public  
hearing; the motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Goggin, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/11/2024. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin,Neumann  
2 - Sleznikow,Schwarz  
Yes:  
No:  
Resolution approving the carryover of unexpended appropriations from the  
2023 Operating Budget to the 2024 Operating Budget and 2023 year-end  
budget adjustments for department cost overruns.  
24-0400  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Schwarz, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/11/2024. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution allocating funds to update Chapter 115-Zoning of the Municipal  
Code.  
24-0409  
A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Neumann, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/11/2024. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Janssen, Happel, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
1 - Goggin  
Yes:  
No:  
Resolution electing to self-insure for worker’s compensation liability in  
accordance with Wisconsin Administrative Code, Department of Workforce  
Development (DWD) Section 80.60(3).  
24-0434  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Schwarz, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/11/2024. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution reallocating unused capital funds from 2022 and 2023 to 2024  
traffic calming and sidewalk projects.  
24-0442  
A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/11/2024. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution approving a Lateral Transfer Memorandum of Understanding  
(MOU) between the City of La Crosse and the International Association of  
Firefighters, Local #127.  
24-0460  
A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Neumann, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/11/2024. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
A Resolution providing for the issuance and sale of approximately $6,005,000  
aggregate principal amount of Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2024-A,  
of the City of La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, providing details,  
prescribing the form of bond, awarding said revenue bonds to the best bidder,  
and providing for the payment of said revenue bonds and other details and  
covenants with respect thereto.  
24-0482  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Goggin, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/11/2024. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution approving and ratifying a collective bargaining agreement between  
the City of La Crosse and the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local #519 for  
2023-2025.  
24-0483  
A motion was made by Goggin, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/11/2024. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Goggin, Sleznikow, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Collective Bargaining Update.  
24-0001  
(Note: The Committee and/or Council may convene in closed session pursuant to Wis.  
Stat. 19.85(1)(e) to formulate & update negotiation strategies and parameters.  
Following such closed session, the Committees and/or Council may reconvene in open  
session.) F&P Item Only, unless otherwise directed.  
No action taken.  
Adjournment  
Meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m.